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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Queen Consort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following vices did Antoinette fall into during the time she was not interested in producing an heir?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Biting her nails.
(d) Smoking.

2. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?
(a) Isabella of Parma.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Antoinette.
(d) Marie Teresa.

3. How did Louis XVI react when he heard that his first born child was a girl?
(a) He was apathetic.
(b) He was annoyed.
(c) He was pleased.
(d) He was angry.

4. What title did Marie Antoinette father hold?
(a) He held no title.
(b) King.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Duke.

5. What country was Count Axe Ferson from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Poland.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?

2. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?

3. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?

4. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?

5. What was Marie Antoinette's nickname upon birth?

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